Rare Ophiura Brittle Starfish Large Fossil Plate jewellery 6cm x 3cm x 1

6cm x 3cm x 1

A large flat palmstone of polished Orange Selenite (AKA Satin Spar)

A raw pegmatite chunk of Pink (Rubellite) Tourmaline with Purple (Lepidolite) Mica on a cluster of Quartz with Golden (Muscovite) Mica rosette formations

It can stand on its own

showing a sparkly crystalline Quartz centre

Rare Ophiura Brittle Starfish Large Fossil Plate jewellery 6cm x 3cm x 1Ophiura ophiura "Serpent Star" Brittle Starfish. These Ophiura brittle stars are Ordovician in age, or approximately 450 million years. The dark orange coloration is due to the oxidization of iron pyrite. May includes other small fossil species or starfish limbs. This fossil has an incredibly clear image of the shape of the fallen starfish. Situated in limestone. Mined in Kataoua Formation, Morocco, North Africa. Approx. 21. 6cm x 16cm x 0. 9cm. Stand